Viral image of MS Dhoni supporting Bharat Bandh turns out fake

The rate of fuels has been on an escalation since August owing to the decrease in value of the rupee and rise in crude oil price rates. Recently, petrol and diesel have increased by Rs 3.65 and 4.06 a litre respectively, which is the largest increase in rates since June. The prices of petrol are currently 80.87 and 88.26 in Delhi and Mumbai respectively.

Recently, opposition party conducted Bharat Bandh on Monday as protests were held in different pockets of the country. Lately, Indian cricketer, MS Dhoni seems to have got himself involved in the protests. Yesterday, a picture of him sitting at a petrol pump went viral. Even Sakshi Dhoni, the Indian cricketer’s better-half was seen sitting along with him.

Moreover, a number of pictures had some bizarre captions which directed towards Dhoni’s involvement in the matter. One such tweet spreading the rumour mentioned, “I stopped playing the helicopter shot because I couldn’t afford petrol at Rs 90/litre.”

However, later it was known that Dhoni and Sakshi were sitting with their friends, which also included Sapna Moti Bhavnani, Dhoni’s hair-stylist.

Here are the fake and the original pictures

The fake one

Fake pic shared by official spokesperson of @INCIndia party Ms @priyankac19 on #BharatBandh . pic.twitter.com/uAnoX9LXsJ

— Navneet Sharma 🇮🇳 (@Inavaneet) September 10, 2018

The original one

Dhoni with Sakshi and friends during night shoot 😇 Picture Courtesy: @sapnabhavnani #Dhoni 🌃🌉🌌⛺😘 pic.twitter.com/vaU7PpYmA4

— #MSDhoni #MSDhoni MS Dhoni MS Dhoni (@iMSDhoniFC) August 30, 2018

The road ahead for Dhoni

Dhoni hasn’t played any cricket ever since the ODI and T20I series against England. Earlier, he was a recipient of severe criticism owing to his indifferent style of play. He was also booed by the crowd at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. Thereafter, Virat Kohli, the Indian captain, came out in his support.

After a much-needed break, the Jharkhand-born cricketer will be back on the field in the upcoming Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Back in 2016, he captained the team to glory in the multi-nation tournament and hence, India will enter this year’s event as the defending champions. The veteran will wish to get back his magical touch.

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